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Is This lameness abcess caused? Video included.

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#1 · (Edited)
My palomino gelding went dead lame yesterday. Here's a video of him today.

Farrier is coming out later this evening.
 
#9 ·
In addition to what's been said while I agree he doesn't catch a break poor thing all the issues he's had can contribute to abscesses. I know his feet were very compromised not long ago and I would think this is likely a secondary issue to that especially if he hasn't had an issue with this before.

I would treat like an abscess until the farrier is able to make it out.
 
#10 · (Edited)
Farrier came pulled shoe pared some sole.There is a fairly large area that was soft squishy. When hoof testers were applied he was extremely sore pulled away rearing up.

Soaked his hoof in epsoms salt & wrapped it with diaper vet wrap and slathered lots of ichtamol not sure of spelling. He can hardly walk he's so lame. He's in barn well because he can hardly walk. Worse then when video was taken.

He was pretty good about having foot in a feed pan with Water,stood fairly good for the 20 minutes. Poor dude really hurts. Will soak again in morning after ,I make a run to feed store for more vet wrap. Picture of hoof couldn't draw on it computer that lets me do drawing crashed.
 
#11 ·
Horses get the worst often as it reaches the blow-out point...most tender and painful..
He might still get more sore, on his head yet before it blows.. :|
Your guy is at least still putting pressure to it, mine was 100% non-weight bearing.
I called the vet as the day previous he slammed his hip running into the barn...
Horrors going through my mind he fractured the tip of his pelvis...all kind of nastiness I was imagining..
Vet came, took one look at him walk, grabbed testers and a hood knife...touched testers then just pressed the knife and out came the pus...
Horse let out a big sigh...
We cleaned, slathered drawing salve, padded and vet wrapped his foot...
Keep the abscess eruption point open, slathered with drawing salve once it blows so it continues to be drawn, the poisons, or it will close to soon and fester again...
Week later my boy was just fine...and I had a vet bill but peace of mind.
Well worth the expense. :cool:

Hope your boy feels better soon.
:runninghorse2:...
 
#12 ·
He's not as lame this morning but no signs of an abcess blowing out. Wrap was just goopy from the ichthammol no pus no blood.

He was getting depressed being in barn, so let him go out on grass. Not doing a lot of moving but is happy being outside. Will soak an re wrap it here a bit later on.

How long does it take for abscess's to pop?? Last time he had one it popped in 2 days. Were going on 4 days still nothing. Still lame not wanting to move much.

@horselovinguy wow you're horse was really bad, yes that's scary when they are non weight baring.

I just want him sound already. !!
 
#14 ·
Poor guy. :sad: Abcesses suck. My BF's horse had one & it took like a week to pop. Depends I guess. They do sure look crippled though when they have them, way to give us a scare! :lol: I know they hurt!

He will be okay, just give it some time & keep it wrapped. It will pop when ready.
 
#16 ·
Had him out for a few hours till flies got bad. He could hardly walk to go back in barn. Soaked an re wrapped foot. Has a area of sole thats real squishy so maybe abcess will blow out there...hopefully by tonight.

I'll turn him out tonight as usual. He didn't go 2 feet from where I let him go today. Should I give him some bute??

He doesn't move anymore outside then he does in stall.
 
#17 ·
To bute or not to bute...

I'll say with my experiences with abscesses the amount of pain they are in just isn't even helped by bute. You can give him some but it may not have much of a benefit. Given everything else this horse is dealing with I would recommend holding off. You can check with your vet. Typically medication isn't given unless necessary, soak soak soak and wait :( Just do what you can to keep him comfy.
 
#18 ·
He's pretty much sound today ,no sign of abcess blowout though. Was turned out over night on grass he came in much better this morning. Here's a video from this afternoon. Thinking he should be good to have shoe put back on now.

No bute was given so not on any pain medication.

 
#19 ·
As Yogi said, the abscess - assuming that's what is wrong at this point - is not the primary issue. It's more of a 'one more symptom' thing. As he has thin soles, if they weren't being protected/supported, esp with peripheral shoes, then bruising & abscesses should be no surprise. You can see by the pic that he's got a stretched toe still, and there is pink in it. That his sole is 'real squishy' is alarming.
 
#21 ·
The being sound lasted one day. He came up dead lame yesterday morning as in could hardly walk. He's still lame on left front. Still soaking wrapping twice a day. Had farrier back out yesterday to take yet another look.

Hoof testers over same areas of sole are extremely sore.He pared out where it was soft hit blood/puss but had to go a bit further into sole to find abscess.

Horse is still lame today abcess isn't draining any more when I took off wrap to soak, hoof this morning. He's do for trimming re shoeing. Can't do trim he can't stand on lf refuses to pickup right front hoof.

Will be a week tomorrow that he's been head bobing lame. Unless he has a miraculous recovery by tomorrow. ..which I doubt. I took down video of him walking sound...
 
#23 ·
So the pink triangular spot just in front of the apex of the frog is where the farrier cut into(Along with thinning the sole in front of that spot for some reason too)? Do you realise that's right under the tip of P3 & his soles are very thin anyway? Please pad/protect those soles. And you will have to also ensure they're kept hygenic to ward off further infection, until the hole heals. I'd be using honey for this, as strong antiseptics can retard healing & new sole growth.
 
#24 ·
Where Farrier pared out sole in front of Apex of frog was to relieve pressure of an abcess. Horse was in distress from the pain. Once pressure was relieved horse became much more relaxed and less lame.

His foot is protected with a wrap and some padding. He was shod with pads with a gel like stuff under pads.

Yes I realize where pink it is right over P3.
 
#25 ·
I truly believe that some abcesses that are on the sole of the foot will take forever to blow on their own. I have had a horse lame on/off for 3 months for sole abcess that travelled clear to the other side of the foot. No soaking helped. Farrier had to relieve pressure on both sides of the frog. You have to assess the risk of laminitis caused from the pain and inflammation of the abcess itself along with the added stress of the weight-bearing hoof. When paired, disinfected, wrapped and cared for, the sole grows back at an accellerated rate to heal the open wound. Also, giving bute prolongs naturally blowing an abcess as it is an anti-inflammatory. Pain management and laminitis prevention are a fine line with sole abcesses. If left to themselves, coffin bone infection becomes probable.
@rambo99 , I'm glad you relieved the pressure, and I'm sure you will keep the area clean and wrapped. It will take no time at all to heal.
 
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